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The company is joining the crowded fiele with a plan to offer a wide range of services includingoffice networking, storage and equipment, as well as Web said Craig Tiihonen, director of sales and marketing for the Phoenix-baser startup. One of its key services will be disaster plannintand recovery. Tiihonen said he believes mostbusinesseas don’t spend a lot of time dwellin on what might happen if information were lost as the result of a server crash.
Alltech will work to creatwe plans for individual companies to help them deal with issuesx such as data backups and emergenctequipment failures, Tiihonen Stepping into a crowded marketplaces with small IT shopd serving a variety of business needz can be a challenge. Tiihonemn said Alltech’s goal is to be a low-cost solutiomn to businesses that can’t afford to have its own informatiohtechnology personnel. “We’re going to be the smalol and midsize business’s friend when it comezs to theirIT needs,” he For more: .
Peoples wanting to change the volume on theit stereo can now look to their in Scottsdale is pushing a new device billed for homes and small offices that allow users of an iPhone to adjust astereo system, includinvg controlling various zones and selectingt play lists. The device is called the SpeakerCraft ERS-1.0 Web Server. Ownee Jason Hersh said he is finding good applicationa in doctor anddentist offices, amongy other businesses. The device works through the wireleses connectivity ofApple Inc.’s iPhone and iPod Touch.
It ties into an Etherneft adapter onthe stereo, allowing access to all the data stored “The ability to see your device is what’sw driving this level of control,” he said. The available for less than $2,000, comes in several versionse and allows for controls of up to32 zones. Hersy said that applies particularly to medical which can play music in any number of The device is part of an industrty trend that is using such technologiesas Wi-Fi and Bluetoot h compatibility to control audio-visual elements, Hersnh said. “A lot of the industry is integratingf withthe iPod, so there are new devices cominbg out every day,” he said.
Hersh started Dynamivc Sound Systems in 1997 as an onlinre reseller ofstereo equipment. The company now does custom installations in homes and offices and hassix employees. For more: . is gettin g into the social networking space with the launchuof CafeMerc.com. The site, sponsored by Verve Energ Drink, is the firsy to be launched bya Women’s National Basketball Association team. It allows fans to create theitr own pages in a social network.
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